Easter Family Fun – Wonderful Activities & Gift Ideas 2024

Easter Family Fun – Wonderful Activities & Gift Ideas 2024 | AD

Easter is quite early this year so it’s time to start thinking about how to make this holiday special and fun for your family. Children will be excited about chocolate eggs and Easter egg hunts but it’s a good idea to have some other things to do as well, alongside the chocolate eating, to keep the children entertained over the 2-week Easter school holidays. Read on for some ideas for activities and gifts that are ideal for Easter family fun.

Creative Activities: HeyDoodle Reusable Silicone Colouring Mats

Kids love doing creative activities such as crafts and colouring. Hands-on activities like these are a great way to stimulate young minds while also providing something fun to do. If your children are into colouring, they will love these reusable silicone colouring mats from HeyDoodle.

These innovative colouring mats keep children engaged and entertained for hours as they explore their artistic side. HeyDoodle products are sustainable and educational and have been designed to spark creativity among children aged 2-7 (older kids love them too!).

There are lots of fun HeyDoodle sets to choose from: HeyDoodle A3 Mats, HeyDoodle MiniMats, and HeyDoodle Tales – all available in a range of fun themes and designs.

I love that these fun premium grade silicone mats are reusable by simply wipe-cleaning them so that children can enjoy colouring, tracing, and doodling over and over again. They’re great for at home, for travelling, and for using when out and about. The sets come with a range of colourful markers to use for your colouring.

In my photos here, you can see the Into the Wild A3 Mat and the DinoRoar A3 Mat. All the A3 mats come with a handy carry pouch so that you can keep everything together and ensure you don’t lose anything while on the go. These mats are blank on the back which is great if children want to create their own designs too.

Order yours from heydoodle.uk with free delivery. HeyDoodle silicone colouring mats are also available to purchase from Amazon.co.uk.

Fun Games to Play: Little People, BIG DREAMS Games

Next up, two new games from the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series – Who Am I? A Guessing Game and Amazing Women: A Memory Game.

Who Am I? A Guessing Game is a new take on the classic Guess Who game but with important historical people and their achievements and experiences rather than what they look like.

It’s a great game for children aged 6 years+ and a great way to learn more about these important people and their lives. With the game you get a 28-page booklet with more information about all the characters too. The game is fun for parents to play with their children too.

Amazing Women: A Memory Game is a memory matching game all about amazing iconic women and their life stories. Match up the Little People to their BIG DREAMS – the game includes lots of important historic figures such as Jane Austen, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, and many more.

The game also comes with a 28-page booklet with more information about the lives of these amazing women. I love that for each pair we see the character as a child and as a grown-up.

Books to Explore: New Children’s Books from Prestel

Some new books to enjoy are always fun and Prestel Publishing has some wonderful new releases for children to explore.

Bicycles: Pop-up Book by Dominique Ehrhard is a fabulous little book with amazing pop-ups on every page. The book is all about bicycles and celebrates two centuries of bicycling history and lore. From the very start with high wheelers to hipsters on wheels and Tour de France. Children will love discovering the amazing pop-ups and the accompanying text on each spread. 

It’s a lovely book that is ideal for anyone who loves bikes or history. Likewise, it’s a great book for people who simply appreciate the art of pop-up designs. Reading this book is also a great way to get into the mood for spring family bike rides.

Bicycles: Pop-up Book is available from good booksellers. For stockists visit prestel.com

A Year in the Castle by Nikola Kucharska is a look and find fantasy story book that children will love looking through over and over as there are so many interesting details to discover.

The spreads of the book take you through a full year in the life of a fantasy medieval castle. Spot the charming characters (King Bolebor, Queen Drogomira, a sword-fighting princess, a sweet dog, a dragon hiding away, a friendly ghost, an annoying jester, and many more!) and come along on amusing adventures.

The book is beautifully designed and illustrated, and so much fun to look through. Plus, there are lots of opportunities to play I Spy whilst reading it and some search and find challenges too.

A Year in the Castle is available from good booksellers. For stockists visit prestel.com

Conclusion – Easter Family Fun

All of the above educational books, games, and activities are excellent options for things to do for curious and creative children during the Easter holidays and beyond.

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